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" Prayer is God's backstage pass into a personal audience with Him. "
Tony Evans
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" We need to have a unified understanding of our national heritage without losing our personal distinctives. The closer that national heritage is to the rule of God, the more ordered our relationships will become in society. "
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" There are two answers to every question - God's answer and everybody else's - and everybody else is wrong when they disagree with him. "
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" Football is oneness in action. When played well, it is unity on display. Players come from different races and different backgrounds. However, when they get on the field, they harmonize their differences toward a common goal. "
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" The issue of race is not an issue of choice. It's an issue of birth. "
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" Racial distinctions should not be rejected; they should be embraced. "
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" I could have ended up a casualty of a broken family, like so many of the kids around me in inner city Baltimore. But my life was forever changed the year I turned 10. That was the year my dad turned to Jesus. "
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" When you repent and operate on God's standards, now you have restoration and reconciliation. "
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" People from different backgrounds may not have natural affinity, but when the Word of God is treated right and the Holy Spirit is allowed to engage, it can bring together things, people, backgrounds, histories, races, colors, and cultures and hold them together in a way that natural affinity may not be able to do. "
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" When I looked very closely to the Bible and to Jesus, this Christ who came, I discovered something awesome. I discovered that when He's first, then He places me in a second position that's above the class that I was given by other men. "
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" When fathers come home after a tough day at work, they should come home to serve, like my father did, teaching lessons around the dinner table and leading the family in worship and prayer. "
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" I have always and will always stand on behalf of justice and do not condone oppression in any form. "
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" I was the oldest of four children, and the atmosphere was volatile for all of us. My father and mother were in constant conflict, making divorce seem like the only possible outcome. "
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" America was never officially a Christian nation, since neither Jesus Christ nor the Bible are mentioned in the Constitution or the Declaration of Independence. But there's no denying the influence Christianity has had on our country. "
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" What God wants is for us to live by His rules, resulting in the receiving of His blessing and power. When we as Christians, celebrating our differences, join together as the house of God representing the kingdom of God for the glory of God, we get the response of God to our presence in history. "
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" To carry our cross is to have such a commitment and identify with Jesus Christ and what He accomplished that I am willing to suffer the repercussions to that identification. "
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" Far too often, we have limited the definition of the Church. While not in all cases, in many cases, 'Church' has become an informational, inspirational weekly gathering rather than the group of people that God has ordained from Heaven to operate on his behalf on Earth in order to bring Heaven's viewpoint into history. "
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" As God is continually being marginalized and dismissed in the culture, you will continue to see evil proliferate. "
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" I've talked to men who feel like they're overly sexual and, therefore, are attracted to any female who walks down the street. I will not excuse his activity with every female just because he feels driven in that direction. "
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Will
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" If God created the family, He should be the ultimate definer of what it is, and that should be our point of reference. "
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" The goal was not only to teach people the Bible and minister to people personally and spiritually, but also to build a church to be community focused. "
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" If there is one thing you can count on in your life, it's that your path will not always be easy. "
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" Slavery was ungodly, unrighteous, and unbiblical. "
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" We don't apologize for who we are. We do what we do as Christians. Our faith isn't hidden. There should never be a separation between God and good works. "
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" If you're not married, and your boyfriend is putting his hands on you, you know he ain't the one, because you know that will continue. "
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" These young people need to see that there's something bigger out there than what they're looking at everyday or seeing in the news or on social media. They need men and women to come into their lives who will give them a bigger vision of the world, of life, of opportunity, of what they can become rather than what they think they are limited to you. "
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" Until we take seriously God's definition of the church and stop just 'having church,' we will not see transformation in our society. "
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" God has established what man is supposed to do, and he expects man to do it his way and not a way independently of him. And when you do things independently of him, you have consequences you don't want to bear. "
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" Getting to know God by His names is more than simply learning a new word or discovering a new title He goes by. Learning to know God by His names opens up the door to knowing His character more fully and experiencing His power more deeply. "
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" The more people marginalize the true God of the Bible, the more chaotic things become. "
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" It is in following Christ as our captain that we can win in our personal lives, families, churches, and communities. "
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